動詞 retire:

1. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
   同義詞：retire
2. withdraw from active participation
   同義詞：retire, withdraw
3. pull back or move away or backward
   同義詞：withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
4. move back and away from
   同義詞：recede, fall back, retire
5. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
   同義詞：retire
6. break from a meeting or gathering
   同義詞：adjourn, withdraw, retire
7. make (someone) retire
   同義詞：retire
8. dispose of; as of old clothes
   同義詞：retire, pension off
9. lose interest
   同義詞：retire, withdraw
10. cause to be out on a fielding play
    同義詞：put out, retire
11. cause to retire
    同義詞：retire, strike out
12. prepare for sleep
    同義詞：go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire

形容詞 retiring:

1. moving toward a position farther from the front
   同義詞：receding
2. not arrogant or presuming
   同義詞：unassuming
3. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
   同義詞：past, preceding
4. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
   同義詞：reticent, self-effacing

1. Colleagues presented the retiring chairman with a cheque/presented a cheque to the retiring chairman.
   同事們把一張支票交給退休的主席。
2. Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.
   他早早退休，擺脫了工作的羈絆而加入了當(dāng)?shù)氐膸讉€俱樂部。
3. I can't disappoint my public by retiring.
   我可不能退休，否則大家會失望的。
4. I'm not contemplating retiring (ie I do not intend to retire) yet.
   我尚未考慮退休問題。
5. Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride.
   有些人感到退休生活很艱難，但他輕而易舉地適應(yīng)了。
6. Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
   喬安娜性格溫柔而靦腆。

re.tir.ing

adj.（形容詞）
Shy and reserved; modest.
離群索居的，孑身獨(dú)處的：害羞而寡言保守的；謙虛的

【引伸】
retir.ingly
adv.（副詞）
retir.ingness
n.（名詞）